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Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet (26 February 1723 – 19 March 1796) was a Royal Navy officer. As captain of the 58-gun HMS Eagle he engaged and defeated the French 50-gun Duc d'Aquitain off Ushant in May 1757 during the Seven Years' War.
Sir Hugh Palliser. From April 1764 Palliser was a valued commander-in-chief and lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland with his broad pennant aboard the Guernsey 50, and with Captain James Chads commanding this ship from 1766.
Admiral Hugh Palliser was a Royal Navy officer who was the longest serving Governor of Newfoundland during the turbulent 18th century. He was born in Kirk Deighton, West Yorkshire, England on February 22, 1722 and at age 11 entered the navy on his uncle’s ship Aldborough.
Hugh Palliser, whose portrait has just been sold at auction [see page 39], played a most important role in the career of James Cook. Indeed, despite the very different circumstances of their origins, the two men became close friends.
Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet (26 February 1723 [a] – 19 March 1796) was a Royal Navy officer. As captain of the 58-gun HMS Eagle he engaged and defeated the French 50-gun Duc d'Aquitain off Ushant in May 1757 during the Seven Years' War.
El almirante Sir Hugh Palliser, primer baronet (26 de febrero de 1723 - 19 de marzo de 1796) fue un oficial de la Marina Real. Como capitán del HMS Eagle de 58 cañones, se enfrentó y derrotó al Duc d'Aquitain de 50 cañones francés frente a Ushant en mayo de 1757 durante la Guerra de los Siete Años.
In August 1765 in Chateau Bay, Labrador, 300 Inuit came to a multi-day gathering at the request of Newfoundland Governor Hugh Palliser. Palliser came in a ship with 350 men accompanied by two warships with 570 men. Two Moravian Brethren assisted Palliser as interpreters.
